January 10
1776 - Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," which argued for independence from British rule and greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, was published.
1860 - The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts collapsed and caught fire, killing as many as 145 people.
1861 - Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.
1863 - The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1920 - The League of Nations came into existence after the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
1946 - The General Assembly of the United Nations met for the first time, in London.
1967 - The first African-American U.S. senator elected by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, was sworn in.
1984 - The United States and the Vatican re-established diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
2003 - North Korea announced it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Birthdays
25 - Renee Rapp (singer)
39 - Marcus Freeman (football coach)
44 - Jared Kushner (son-in-law of President Donald Trump)
45 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
47 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
51 - Jemaine Clement (actor/comedian)
72 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
72 - Pat Benatar (singer)
76 - George Foreman (boxer)
77 - Donald Fagen (singer)
80 - Rod Stewart (singer)
86 - Bill Toomey (track & field athlete)
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Today in Sports History - January 10
1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
1982 - San Francisco 49ers tight end Dwight Clark caught a touchdown pass from Joe Montana with 58 seconds remaining in the NFC championship game in one of the most famous plays in NFL history. "The Catch" led the 49ers to a 28-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and a berth in Super Bowl XVI, where they would pick up their first Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
1984 - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1985 - Lenny Wilkens becomes the first to coach in 1,000 NBA games.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 34,000th career point, an NBA record at the time.
1990 - The NCAA approved a random drug testing program among college football players and harsh penalties for drug use.
1995 - NHL owners rejected the players unrestricted free agency proposal (one year at 32, five years at 31) and countered with three years at 32 and three at 31.
1998 - Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan wins his 600th career NBA game.
2003 - The NBA announces that expansion franchise has been awarded to Charlotte, North Carolina, to be known as the Bobcats, who will begin play in 2004-05. (The franchise would change its name to Hornets in the 2014-15 season.)
2011 - Auburn defeats Oregon 22-19 to win the BCS National Championship.
2022 - Georgia defeats Alabama 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff national championship.
2024 - Kawhi Leonard signs a record three-year, $153 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Clippers.
1776 - Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," which argued for independence from British rule and greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, was published.
1860 - The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts collapsed and caught fire, killing as many as 145 people.
1861 - Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.
1863 - The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1920 - The League of Nations came into existence after the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
1946 - The General Assembly of the United Nations met for the first time, in London.
1967 - The first African-American U.S. senator elected by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, was sworn in.
1984 - The United States and the Vatican re-established diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
2003 - North Korea announced it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Birthdays
25 - Renee Rapp (singer)
39 - Marcus Freeman (football coach)
44 - Jared Kushner (son-in-law of President Donald Trump)
45 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
47 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
51 - Jemaine Clement (actor/comedian)
72 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
72 - Pat Benatar (singer)
76 - George Foreman (boxer)
77 - Donald Fagen (singer)
80 - Rod Stewart (singer)
86 - Bill Toomey (track & field athlete)
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Today in Sports History - January 10
1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
1982 - San Francisco 49ers tight end Dwight Clark caught a touchdown pass from Joe Montana with 58 seconds remaining in the NFC championship game in one of the most famous plays in NFL history. "The Catch" led the 49ers to a 28-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and a berth in Super Bowl XVI, where they would pick up their first Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
1984 - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1985 - Lenny Wilkens becomes the first to coach in 1,000 NBA games.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 34,000th career point, an NBA record at the time.
1990 - The NCAA approved a random drug testing program among college football players and harsh penalties for drug use.
1995 - NHL owners rejected the players unrestricted free agency proposal (one year at 32, five years at 31) and countered with three years at 32 and three at 31.
1998 - Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan wins his 600th career NBA game.
2003 - The NBA announces that expansion franchise has been awarded to Charlotte, North Carolina, to be known as the Bobcats, who will begin play in 2004-05. (The franchise would change its name to Hornets in the 2014-15 season.)
2011 - Auburn defeats Oregon 22-19 to win the BCS National Championship.
2022 - Georgia defeats Alabama 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff national championship.
2024 - Kawhi Leonard signs a record three-year, $153 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Clippers.